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κρόμμυον

κρόμμυον, an onion

κρόμμῠον, τό, Ep. κρόμῠον,
  • onion, Allium Cepa, κρομύοιο λοπόν Od. 19.233; κρόμυον ποτῷ ὄψον Il. 11.630, cf. Hdt. 2.125, 4.17; freq. in Ar., Lys. 798, etc.; κελεύω κρόμμυα ἐσθίειν, = κλαίειν κελεύω, Bias ap. D.L. 1.83.
      • 2 τὰ κ. the onion-market, Eup. 304.
    • II κ. σχιστόν, a variety of Allium Cepa, shallot, Thphr. HP 7.4.7. (Written κρόμμυον in PCair.Zen. 269.4, 300.3, PSI 4.332.13, PPetr. 3 p.328 (all iii B. C.), freq. in codd. (confirmed by metre in Ar., etc.); κρόμυον Hom. ll.cc. (perh. metri gr.), POxy. 1584.23 (ii A. D.), Stud.Pal. 22.75.8 (iii A. D.), etc.: prob. assim. fr. κρέμμυον, cf. place-name Κρεμμυών B. 17.24 [Dith. 4.24], etc.)

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